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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Design and Use a Chicken Tractor - blurb and contents

I've written over 5000 words, so I thought it was time to share the blurb and contents for the book. This could change, but its what I think I'll include at this stage:

Ever wondered about keeping your chickens in a chicken tractor? That’s just a fancy name for a chicken pen on wheels. Your chickens get access to fresh grass and bugs, and you get peace of mind that they are safe from predators and you never have to clean out a chicken run again! With a bit of thought, you can design a chicken tractor to work in nearly any situation. This ebook explains how chicken tractors are used by the author, and others, and then lists all the design considerations so that you can build one yourself to suit your climate, terrain and personal chicken keeping goals. As a bonus, the final section of the ebook contains firsthand experience with a number of chicken keeping challenges, from egg-eating hens to trimming a rooster’s spurs, and finally how to butcher a chicken. If you’ve thought about using a chicken tractor, but didn’t know where to start, this ebook will give you enough information tounderstand how to design and use a chicken tractor yourself.

1. Introduction1.1. About us 1.2. About this book 1.3. Conversion of units 1.4. Chicken tractor terminology

4. Design and construction considerations4.1. Construction materials4.2. Mobility and weight4.3. Climate4.4. Size4.5. Layers or meat chickens4.6. Predators and pests4.1. Mesh size4.2. Provision of food and water in the tractor4.1. Putting it all together

5. How to use a chicken tractor5.1. How to accustom chickens to a chicken tractor5.2. When and how to move the tractor5.3. How to combine chickens and gardens

1 comment:

It sounds good, I think I will have to figure out how to put tractor weights on mine as rarely we have horrible wind storms in the summer. I once had a goat house blown over with a goat in it so it really blasts here at times.